Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Emeryville, CA

25d

About The Position

A Barnes & Noble Bookseller is an integral member of the bookselling team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping readers find suitable books and products. The role also supports the bookstore’s presentation and efficient operation by unpacking and shelving deliveries, maintaining displays, and serving customers at the register. Booksellers are expected to be reliable, positive, helpful to coworkers and customers, willing to learn, and enthusiastic about bookselling. The position involves learning and performing operational tasks, including using registers and other technology, maintaining merchandise presentation and store cleanliness, receiving and shelving deliveries, locating products, supporting the café team when needed, and following loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures. The work involves prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Booksellers may also work at other stores to support the wider Cluster when able and needed. As they develop, Booksellers build knowledge across books and other store categories, maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales initiatives and new releases. The role offers a career path toward Senior Bookseller as skills develop. The hourly rate starts at $20.50, depending on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. Benefits vary based on scheduled hours and location.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Flexibility and responsiveness to store scheduling needs, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
Positive, purposeful, energetic, hard-working, and reliable approach to assigned tasks.
Supportive and considerate teamwork, including willingness to help colleagues.
Cheerful and helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire store knowledge.
Comfort using varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Ability to perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find appropriate books and products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, displays, merchandise sections, and cleanliness.
Unpack and receive deliveries and shelve products accurately and efficiently.
Operate the register quickly, competently, and in a friendly manner.
Use store technology and information tools, including BookMaster, to locate products and serve customers.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss-prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support as appropriate.
Build knowledge of books, toys, games, collectibles, music, movies, and newsstand products.
Make effective book recommendations and help customers with their shopping.
Support sales objectives, including Our Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, products, and new releases.
Maintain sections and backstock effectively.
Support other stores in the wider Cluster when able and needed.
Comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

Employee discount
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Sick pay
Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave (for eligible scheduled hours)
Company-paid holidays (for eligible scheduled hours)
401(k) with company match (for eligible scheduled hours)
Transit benefits (for eligible scheduled hours)
Medical, dental, and vision benefits (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)
Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)
Disability benefits (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)
Life insurance (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)
Tuition reimbursement (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)